The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-08
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.
The Republican National Commits
tee lssues tho Gall for the Con-
yention Tn Juno.

toe ISSUES tho O6il TOT tO0 CON.
yention tn June.
TIE CALL.
To the Republican Electors OF the United
States: In accordance with usage. and
obedient to the instructions OF the Repub-
lican national convention OF 1884, n ma
tional convention of delegated representa-
tives OF the Republican party will be held
at the city OF Chicago, ILL.,, on Tuesday,
June 10, 1888. at noon. for the purpose Of
nominating candidates for president
and vice president to be sup
ported at the next national election,
and for the transaction Of such other
business as may be there presented. Re-
publican electors in the several states. and
voters without regard to past political
affilation or differences, who believe in the
American principle OF a protective tariff,
for the defense and development OF home
industries and the elevation OF home Ia
Dor; who would reduce the national taxes
ana prevent the accumulation OF the sur
plus in the treasury in harmony with this
principle; who are opposed to the attempt
now more openly avowed than ever before,
to establish a policy which would strike
down American labor to the level OF the
underpaid and oppressed workers OF
foreign lands; who favor system of
naval and coast defenses which will enable
the United States to conduct it's interna-
tional negotiations with self-respect; who
gratefully cherish the defenders of the coun-
try; who condemn and resent the continu-
ed and unjust exclusion of rapidly growing
territories which have an indisputable title
to admission into the sisterhood OF states;
who are in favor OF free schools and popu.
lar education, a free and honest ballot and
a fair count, the protection of every citizen
OF the United States in his legal rights at
home and abroad. a foreign policy that
shall! extend our trade and commerce to
every land and cline. and shall properly
support the dignity OF the nation, and the
promotion OF friendly and harmonious re-
lations and intercourse between all the
states, are cordially invited to unite under
| this call in tho formation OF q national
ticket. Each state will be entitled to four
tive at large, two delegates, and each congress
sional district, each territory and the Dis
trict OF Columbia, to two delegates.
The delegates al large shall be chosen by
popular state conventions called on not
less than twenty days published notice
aud not less than thirty days before the
meeting OF the national convention. The
congressional district delegates shall be
chosen in the same manner as the nomina-
ton OF a member OF congress is made in
said districts. The territorial delegates
shall be chosen in the sa me manner as the
nomination of delegates in congress is
made. The delegates from the District of
Columbia shall be chosen at o convention
constituted OF members elected in primary
district assemblies held under the call and
direction OF the Republican central
committee OF said district. An
alternate delegate for each delegate
in the national convention, to
act in case OF the absence of the delegate,
shall be elected in the same manner and
at the same time as the delegate is elected.
All notices Of contests must be filed xith
the national committee in writing, &C.
companied by printed statements OF the
grounds of contest, which shall be made
public. Preference in the order of hearing
and determining contests will be given by
the convention in accordance with the
dates OF filing OF such notices and state
ments with the national committee
B. F. JONES, Chairman.
SAMUEL FEssENDEN. Secretary.